The Bible says nothing about celebrating Christmas. Christ's birthday wasn't celebrated until Christianity reached Europe. Then missionaries adopted mid-winter pagan celebrations and symbols and incorporated them into a Christian holiday.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_in_Puritan_New_England
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas#History
why didn't the puritans celebrate Christmas?
I read somewhere that it was because one guy banned it but I'm not sure if that's true.
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